deciding
adjective
[ dɪˈsʌɪdɪŋ ]
• serving to resolve or settle something.
• "taxes could be the deciding factor for millions of floating voters"
Similar:
determining,
decisive,
conclusive,
final,
settling,
key,
pivotal,
crucial,
critical,
most influential,
significant,
major,
chief,
principal,
prime,
paramount,
decide
verb
• come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.
• "she decided that she liked him"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring to a settlement’): from French décider, from Latin decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.